Differing opinions on what is appropriate in a growing northwest neighborhood have resulted in opposition to the development of Providence Square, a 205,000-square-foot commercial center planned adjacent to the master-planned community Providence at Hualapai Way and the Las Vegas Beltway.

Like Providence, the center is being developed by Focus Property Group, the company behind other Las Vegas master-planned communities such as Mountain's Edge and Inspirada. The current plans for the 23-acre Providence Square, scheduled to be presented to the Las Vegas Planning Commission this month, call for retail anchors of a grocery store and a fitness club, along with other shops and restaurants.